> According to the github history there was a hello world commit in 1972
> Git was written in 2005.
Not sure about this specific case, but it isn't uncommon to migrate from another version control system (e.g. Subversion) to Git while maintaining the past history.
I think they mean they made a legal alternative/equivalent to Popcorn Time that looks just as good. Not particularly useful or innovative, but I guess it does look alright.